nbc-universal television good morning. moment of silence. the pope marks easter sunday, but remains quiet about the sex abuse crisis that's rocked the vatican, this as the leading cardinal breaks protocol to defend the poiff, calling allegations against him petty gossip. dramatic rescue, a father dives into frigid waters to save s 2-year-old daughter after she plunges 20eet into new york's east river, and it was all caught on tape. and "state of mind." ♪ ♪ ♪ >> how did one man take the

empire "state of mind" to new hampshire. find out how the granite state, rap artist jay z and youtube played a big role. today is sunday, april 4, 2010. captions paid for by nbc-universal television this is "today" with lester holt and jenna wolfe. live from studio 1 a a in rockefeller plaza. >> welcome to today on this sunday morning i'm jenna wolfe. >> i'm carl quintanilla filling in for lester good morning on what will be a gorgeous day around much of the cotry. >> i have to tell you that jay z video it took me a month to memorize the words to on. >> you memorized that? >> that's not the point to the story. >> i have to remember the new hampshire version. it is easter sunday, we are talking about that. >> yes. >> as christians celebrate today the pope remains under intense

scrutiny over past sex abuse. >> pardon goodness and truth, but made no mention of the abuse scandals. we'll have a live report from rome in just a few minutes. >> then the president hit the road last week touting his health care bill and solid jobs report. this week the focus turns to the international stage as he heads to prague looking to sign an arms reduction treaty. david gregory will join us in a few minutes. >> all eyes will be on tiger woods as he makes his return to golf as he competes in the masters. we'll have a preview of what's to come and see how tiger might fare on and off the greens. >> there may be a few extra people. >> will you watch? >> i probably won't, there will be 1,000 people deep and i'll just watch on tv. it's the emotional rescue we've been talking about. a 2-year-old plunges 20 feet

into the east river, but is saved by her father. we'll speak to two witnesses who saw the whole event unfold. the video is terrifying. you have little kids, and i can't imagine. >> it's hard to put yourself in his frame of mind and what he must have been thinking as he was holding his child. >> we'll talk about that, but first we'll get more on the pope's easter sunday mass. ann thompson joins us from rome, good morning, ann. >> reporter: catholics look here to vatican city looking for words of comfort and support from the pope regarding the priest sex abuse scandal. instead, the words of comfort and support were directed to the pope himself. under umbrellas, the faithful pack st. peter's square for easter mass. the culmination of holy week. this year marked by solemnity and rocked by scandal, but today, a leading cardinal spoke out in support of pope benedict during mass.

cardinal angelo sodano told the pontiff, the people are with you and will not be influenced by the petty gossip of the moment. rituals commemorating the last days of jesus the pope never mentioned the crisis, but others did. bishops throughout europe asked for fgiveness and prayed for abuse victims. a stark contrast to the pope's preacher who on good friday compared the attacks on the pope to the persecution of jews sparking outrage. >> it shows the depth of ignorance with church leaders and what anti-semiityism is about because there is no comparison. >> the archbishop of canterbury criticized how the catholic church handled the crisis in ireld. >> an institution so deeply bound into the life of a society suddenly becoming suddenly losing all credibility. that's not just a problem of the church. it is a problem for everybody.

>> reporter: on saturday dublin's catholic archbishop fired back. >> it is very damaging for those trying to restore credibility to be wind off with a general comment like that. by the end of the day the archbishop of canterbury apologized. >> reporter: today in his address to the city and the world the pope prayed for the middle east, iraq, the earthquake-devastated countries of haiti and chile and african nations in conflict, but there was not a direct word for those abused by priests. now this morning karth cantalamessa, the priest who made the comparison to the attacks on the pope like those on jews apologized for friday and as for the victims of sex abuse by priests those are coming from other catholic leaders today around rome, but not from the pope. n jenna? >> ann thompson reporting from

rome. thank you. now here's carl. now to politics. the president hit the road touting his health care bill and celebrating a solid jobs report. this week the focus turn to the international stage as he heads to prague. here with more is david gregory moderator of "meet the press." >> good morning, carl. >> the president has been pushing health care on one front, jobs on the other. is that a preview of what he'll be doing on his way in november. >> without a doubt. there is no much confusion over health care and so much opposition. he's facing opposition as will democrats across the country that will campaign on the idea of repealing health care. he has to go out and make the case that there are immediate benefits to it. health care reform has a very real impact on the economy. that may be difficult to do especially with an uncertain economic picture and that's what he'll have to do between now and november. >> now there's chatter about a potential retirement on the supreme court. there are still pros and cons to

be considered. i do have to fish or cut bait just for my own personal piece of mind and in fairness to the process. if he retires in the next few weeks does that throw the president's agenda for a loop? >> you kn, actually not. what people don't always realize about supreme court nominations and vacancies is that there are a process that started frankly in the transition that moves forward and there are some people that have a great deal of experience if you look at how the -- the campaign, in effect, of justice sotomayor was handled in the white house. i do think the president is struggling a little bit in terms of existing jurists who were on the federal bench and those who have some political experience, who he's talked about, some government experience. that's a dilemma he's still trying to work out. >> talk to me about the arms reduction treaty with russia. it's being touted as a big accomplishment and a breakthrough in many fronts help how significant is it and how

significant is his trip to prague? >> on many front, just for the president on the world stage to to accomplish something and reframe the relationship with russia was a goal he had going back to the early days of his administration and even the campaign when you would see issues souring during the end of the bush administration. russia is also really important when it comes to a much bigger issue for the administration dealing with iran where he says he wants sanctions in place within weeks and not months. that is a huge threat facing the administration. the issue of arms control itself is quite interesting. it's something that the president has talked a lot about, even going back to college when he wrote a rather lengthy paper on the nuclear freeze movement. it's something he's been thinking about for much of his adult life. >> finally, it takes to take almost a backseat, the financial reform bill. the bill that would potentially give the government the ability to bail out financial institutions, to criticize it, does the president have any hope of reaching a bipartisan

compromise on that issue? >> i think they do, but they've suffered setbacks on it with senator corker who is negotiating initially opposed to elements of it. this may be a grind as it moves forward, but it's a pillar of what they want to accomplish as they go through the midterm campaign. >> he'll throw out the first pitch at the nationals game. i hope he's got the pitching arm warmed up. >> the nats lost 103 games so it may be a harbinger of things to come. >> they probably haven't forgotten. it's all because of the president, you know that, right? let's get the headlines from peter alexander at the news desk. >> happy easter to you. we sadly begin with another death in baghdad. suicide attackers detonated one near the iranian embasset and others went off in an area that houses other foreign embassies. nearly 200 people were waunded.

several recent attacks have raised fears that insurgents are trying to undermine the iraqi government following last month's elections. an oil tanker is leaking oil on australia's famed great barrier fish. a chinese ship ran aground saturday night and is now in danger of breaking apart. authorities fear it will damage the world's largest coral reef in a protected area where shipping is restricted. police in panama city florida are investigating the death of a high school football star during spring break. 17-year-old matt james of cincinnati fell from a hotel balcony. the 6'6" offensive lineman was set to play for notre dame this fall. his high school teammates gathered for a prayer service saturday. police in colorado will search today for a missing 12-year-old girl on saturday. investigators combed an area of undeveloped land near the home of kashgs ayleah wilson. they don't know if wilson was kidnapped or if she ran away.

she disappeared last sunday when she left home to walk to a friend's house for a birthday party. this season's cinderella, the butler bulldogs have danced their way to the championship game where they'll fete face one of the goliaths of college hoops. butler university escaped with a nail biting win. last night the bull dogs will face the only number one seed left in the tournament, that of course, is the duke blue devils. they ran away with a 21-point blowout win over west virginia. the championship game is tomorrow night. my bracket, looking pretty decent over now. i have kansas over kentucky in the finals. >> awesome! >> butler's like, this is easy. all we have to do is beat duke and we should be set. >> what a homecoming cinderella story. >> you love that. the underdog. yes, yes. >> janice huff is here with a check of the weather. how are you doing? >> i'm doing great, jenna. a big crowd on the plaza.

it's a little on the cool side. a nice, lively crowd in town for the weekend. let's check on the weather and see what's happening. we have a big storm on the west coast. it's nice in the east. that storm will bring rain and heavy snow from seattle all of the way down to the sierra, expecting two feet of snow in the sierra over the next 24 hours and plenty of rain for san francisco, l.a., portland and seattle. in the meantime we have severe weather that will break out along parts of missouri today into st. louis and also portions of centra illinois. in the northwest it's storm, but inin the east it's going good easter sunday, everyone. i'm news 4 meteorologist justin d drabick. another nice day today. temperatures in the 70s to upper 70s. clouds giving way to mostly sunny skies by

washington, d.c., lots of 80s from the carolinas to tennessee into texas and along the gulf coast into florida. and now here's carl. >> janice, thanks. the masters tournament gets under way in augusta this beak and all eyes will be on tiger woods. kerry joins us from the site of the masters with more. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the course, of course, is now set to the legendary standards of the masters. the azalias are in bloom and the scene is set for tiger woods to resume golf. of course, this has so much more to do with tiger woods than it is about golf. his return to the competitive links is filled with questions would his wife elin join him here. when he speaks to reporters in a highly anticipated interview with reporters, will he answer

questions about the car accident outside his home during thanksgiving, will he answer questions about how many women he was with, and how does he think this has impacted his ability to perform on the golf course. the experts say he does have a unique ability to focus on the game. the greatest player ever, the first billion dollar sports figure will have the opportunity to show ihe can compartmentalize his life from his game. if he makes it to the final round of the masters here next week it's expected the audience will behalf the size of a super bowl audience which will be the largest audience ever for a golf tournament. tickets on the internet are selling in the after market for 3700 to $5,000. carl, it's going to be highly anticipated and lots of drama. >> kerry, the masters is pretty famous for managing their events very well. they're not even called fans, they're called patrons. how are the crowds going to be controlled. >> first of all, everyone going

into the grounds will have to give up their cell phones and return and put them in their cars. there are no cameras allowed. on top of that there are reports that upwards of 90 former fbi and secret service agents have been hired to be out there among the crowds to keep their eyes open for someone who may try to heckle and yell. it's reported they've had photographs of them of all of the women that tiger was allegedly with to keep their eyes open in case one of those women shows up here and tries to make a spectacle of themselves. >> they'll do that at their own risk. kerry sanders, thank you very much. we're back after these messages. sweet, ripe blueberries, y packed with th-those antioxidants that are good for ya. tastes real good, too! to give you an idea, let's whip up a quick sample. or you could just try this. [ chuckles ] yeah. ocean spray blueberry juice drinks. real blueberries, real good.

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>> good to see you. >> first i want to ask you a question about the latest job numbers. unemployment rate is a flat 9.7%, another 62,000 jobs have been added in march. how positive is this news. >> it's definitely positive. we are seeing a change. the economy does feel better and this is the first time we're seeing growth in jobs in a number of months. the problem is unemployment will probably be with us and will persist for some time to come because at the end of the day, ceos are uncertain. they're not sure what the expense side of the business will look like in 2011. they know they're facing higher health care expense and higher taxes and they're not going to put new heads to the payroll right now. i think we're improved from a year earlier, but at the same timet will be a tough slug and we're not out of the woods yet, jenna. >> i want to talk about the book. it's meant to be a motivational book. for someone down on their luck or in the thick of the job hunt. how do you give them the

motivational spark? >> i'm covering business news and the economy markets and i'm watching so many successful people come out of these high-rise buildings which we're emblematic of such success carrying their belongings in a box because of layoffs and because of the tough jobs market, and i realize that there has to be a place in life that you get to where you feel successful, but it'sen during success and you can actually survive and thrive when your world is falling apart around you which happened for so many of us over the last couple of years, and i reached out to some success people that i've been able to interview over the past 20 years covering this business to ask them, how did you do it? how did you get there? how did you keep it and i came away with great insights in terms of really finding success when things are tough around you and knowing how to navigate the tough times, to come out smarter and actually thrive when things do improve. >> that's what i like about this book is because it's wrapped in irony because it examines the roots of success, but at the

same time it's motivated by the biggest financial failure of 2008 and it came about that way, right? >> it's true. a lot of these successful people who i interviewed, wther it's jack welch, or gary kasparov, the chess champion and bill gates. >> joe torre. >> they told me their success happened not in the peaks of their career, but in the valleys, when things were tough. that's when they truly got motivated, had vision, had a focus and made things happen for themselves and that's what did. i came up with ten laws based on all of their success stories. it definitely is a departure for me because i'm writing about the economy and markets and here i had to look at my own path and talk about my own path as well in business, but you came away with great insights from successful people. romo, thank you so much. >> the book is called "ten you laws offen during success." watch "closing bell" with maria bartiromo weekdays on cnbc. we are back after these messages. [ sneezin]

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a beautiful easter day with plenty of sunshine ahead. it's 8:26 right now. good morning. we start this morning with breaking news out of montgomery county. that's where a police officer died when his cruiser ran off the road and crashed into a tree. police are on thecene of that deadly accident this morning still. the crash happened at 2:00 a.m. on randolph road in wheaten right by wheaton high school. the officer was on duty heading to the report of a fight when his car left the road. the officer was pronounced dead at holy cross hospital. 17-year-old tavon nelson's

funeral service will be held at the 10th street baptist church in northwest washington at 11:00 a.m. on tuesday. he was one of four people killed last tuesday night. nine people were shot in all. this morning thousands of people gathered for easter sunrise services at the lincoln memorial on the mall this is the holiest day for christians. this is a live look. organizers expected pore than 3,000 people. the service started at 6:30 in the morning. it's organized by capital church in vienna. the white house easter egg roll happens tomorrow. about 30,000 people are expected on the south lawn for activity and the egg roll. it's a tradition that dates back to 1878. you won't need hat and gloves this year, your forecast coming up next.

let's check in with justin

what a treat we have ahead for us today. >> for a holiday weekend, it's perfect. traveling across the area, no problems. do have a few clouds around now. mid to high level clouds, not producing rain. but they will quickly thin out and more sunshine returning through the afternoon. look at our high temperatures again, back to the mid to upper northwest. no bay breezes, so everybody around the chesapeake can enjoy warm temperatures this afternoon. a different story than we had yesterday, all in all an above-temperature forecast. if you're lucky to have off tomorrow, high temperatures well into the 70s. clouds roll in late in the day. great day for the nationals. turns hot tuesday and wednesday, low 80s. by late wednesday, thursday, friday, that looks to be the best chance of more rain showers return together forecast. >> coming up at 9:00, we will go

live at the scene of the deadly car accident that claimed the life of a montgomery county police officer, the latest information on exactly what happened coming up at 9:00 we're back on this easter sunday, april 4, 2010. a very, very excitable crowd with us on the plaza. i'm jenna wolfe. >> this side and that side are trying to outdo each other. it's like the butler basketball game. >> it's very, very similar. you guys probably agree, right? i'm jenna wolfe, along with carl quintanilla filling in for lester today. coming up, we'll talk about a 2-year-old's dramatic rescue yesterday. >> this is an amazing story. this california dad dove into

the frinl ied east river here in new york, rescued his 2-year-old daughter after she plunged 20 feet from a boat that was docked. witnesses heard a splash and a terrifying scream and believe it or not, it was all caught on tape. coming up, we have some of the eyewitnesses exclusively in the studio to tell us what they saw. >> the little girl is okay, but so terrifying to watch that. we'll talk to a guy who has become an overnight sensation thanks to youtube and jay z. christian wisecarver took jay z's hit song "empire state of mind" and he made a spoof with lyrics about new hampshire. >> the granite state. >> the video is rather entertaining. it's very funny. he'll join us in just a few minutes to tell us about it. >> we'll show you last-minute easter brunch -- are you going to brunch today? >> going to brunch today, yes. >> including a drink, a cocktail called the bunny hop. >> now i'm definitely going to brunch today.

>> i can look manly and drinking a bunny hop. >> you're wearing the pink tie. >> before that we'll get another check of the weather with janice. >> good morning. it's easter sunday. this is my new friend carmela from the university of missouri. we met in a strange way on friday. she had tickets to jimmy fallon and you ended up meeting him anyway, because you met me. are you having fun? >> yes, i am. >> happy east tore frank, francesca and haley. >> she had to go home today. hi, haley. let's check the weather and see how these people are doing here in easter sunday in new york. the sun is out and the fog has burned off and the temperatures will warm into the 70s today and there will be sunshine across the gulf coast in florida. watch out for isolated tornadoes expected over parts of the midwest today and tomorrow and a big storm on the west coast. we have cool weather, rainy weather from seattle to san diego, tonight through tomorrow. where are

good morning. i'm news 4 meteorologist justin drabick. a great start to your easter sunday as we he clouds around right now, but sunshine will develop throughout the afternoon hours. there's some areas of flag veog reducing visibility, but a nice afternoon with increasing sunshine. mid 70s on average, some of the states. let me put them on now. all right. and a nice day here in the northeast. well, the easter bunnies have arrived. now here's jenna. >> okay, janice, thank you. a california family on vacation here in new york city was walking along a famous tourist area when disaster struck. their 2-year-old toddler fell 20 feet, plunging into a river. her father and an innocent bystander jumped in the frinl ied waters and saved her and it was all caught on tape.

eric stringer and jenny stringer are here to tell us about it. >> good morning. >> thanks for being with us. thanks, guys for coming. >> you're welcome. >> eric, let me start with you. it's a saturday afternoon here in new york city. you're in a very touristy area and you see a dad and the little girl walking about the pier. the little girl falls in. >> i didn't even see her. we were going to the circus and we said let's head to the sea port and it's a beautiful day out. we had just bought a new camera. we'll take some pick theures and we were just finishing a hot dog and started taking pictures of the ships and i heard a loud splash immediately followed by a woman screaming and i didn't know it was a child that had went in by any means and i saw the father race down and there's a 30-yard platform from the ship, and i saw the father racing down and as he's racing down, i couldn't tell if it was a watch, but i could tell he was getting in the water at that

point. so i started to make my way over there as well. i saw the father go over the fence and he got to the edge of the pier and it appeared like he stopped for a second, and i guess what he was doing he was seeing where his daughter was. dropped in sort of like a pencil, feet first and i jumped over the fence. i codn't see where the daughter was at that time. i coul't tell you if she was under the water or not, but when he came up i was just getting to the edge of the pier, he was coming to the surface and he had her in her arms sort of the way i have my son with her back to his chest and he was focused on keeping her head up. he was super focused, you could tell, the whole time. >> was she crying? when she came up? >> she was unresponsive. it looked like her eyes were closed and she was motionless. tlrth another gentleman who went in the water. i heard his splash. >> this is just a tourist. a french tourist that jumped in to help.

>> he looked like he had everything on. he probably had his phone in his pocket. he just went in. >> right. >> my first point of view was seeing the french -- the mystery frenchman as we'll call him, he was sort of straddling the father keeping him afloat as the father was focused on his daughter. the french guy pulled them toward the pier and there were loose cables and the rope. >> that was the rope that pulled him up. that's not what pulled him up and that's held him up and kept him to the pier. >> you called 911, right? >> how quickly were they there? >> the little girl was already out of the water in her mother's arms and had a coat wrapped around her and i looked around and said nothing's going around but common people trying to help out and i called 911 and within two and a half minutes there were people there and by that time the adult males were out of the water, too. >> how long did everything last from the little girl fell in to

when pair medics came. >> i would say she was probably in the water probably for about -- probably about three and a half minutes. >> so everything went pretty fast. >> it was pretty quick. the father was pretty quick to get her out of the water. two other men jumped over and formed a human chain and -- we're getting a lollipop over here. sorry. but the father basically and two other men leaned up and it was a good 20, 15 feet down and they formed a human chain and the frenchman helped him a float and at that point she was cryi. you could tell she was okay and the father was starting to get exhausted from being in the water. >> an amazing story of survival. >> she fell 20 feet and everyone was amazed that she was breathing and that she didn't hit the boat or the bulkhead. it was a testament to how humane everybody is that they jumped

right in. >> we thank you so much. >> she wants a lollipop in the worst way. you will get yourself a big red lollipop right now. thanks so much for being with us, okay? >> you're welcome. >> eric and jenny, thank you. we're back after these messages. with red and green peppers, onion, and crisp corn. a bold new taste. i know. but i want people to think i'm a great cook. so hide. delicious! can i have yr recipe? your secret is safe with me. hello... new bush's black bean fiesta. and t new texas ranchero, along with our other grillin' beans flavors. and i went in to an h&r block they found an education credit that i missed. my refund was $2000 more than what i had found on my own.

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how did this all come about? >> you know, i was justatching the real video online one day, and i just thought to myself that would be way better if it was about new hampire. so i just took it upon myself to make that happen. >> you have a long commute, an hour and a half and this bubbled up in your mind. the video has gotten 100,000 hits a day since you posted it on wednesday. seth meyers has tweeted about it. did you have any idea it would get this kind of attention? >> well, i've made 27 videos with my comedy group and we've had various success with different videos. sometimes they've hit and sometimes we haven't, but we've never had anything like this where it's just, you know, getting reposted, re-tweeted and growing so quickly. >> holly, what was it like from your side, getting invold in the project? were you from new hampshire?

did you share christian's affection for the state? >> yeah. actually we're from the same high school ande went to timberlane and i'm friends with his cousin and he contacted me through her. so -- that's how we knew each other. >> can you blame -- >> we basically got together for this one video. >> can you blame new yorkers for watching this and saying, new hampshire, boring! >> new hampshire's definitely not boring. there's lots to do here. >> when we were working in the video, also, we wanted to make it broad enough that if you aren't from here you'll still get some of the jokes, you know? >> i love that one of the big yogurtmakers in new hampshire has offered to get you free yogurt. i don't want to get you in trouble and you didn't call out sick on friday, but you called in famous. >> that's what happened. i have to call out famous. there's too much going on. it's a whirlwind this weekend. >> have you heard from either

jay z or alicia keys? >> not yet. >> right now the yogurt's cool. i've got kids to feed, so. works for me. >> it's a great effort getting a t of attention and we're happy for you guys. christian wisecarver and holly winchell, thanks so much. >> thank you. >> now here's jenna. ♪ ♪ spring is under way and that usually means a whole host of problems for seasonal allergy sufferers. dr. stephen land joins us to tell us how you can cope. good morning. so the age-old question is do i have a cold or do i have allergies. i feel that everybody asks that tothemselves. how do you know the difference? it is happening every spring or every fall. it's very likely to be allergy season. if this occurs in the middle of december, it's more likely to be a flu-like illness especially if you don't have fever. if you're sneezing a lot and your eyes are itching it's most

likely an allergy. >> even e cold and allergy have the same symptoms. how do you know when the symptoms are for both or which is unique to the other one. >> the clues are the time of the year, spring or fall, allergy season as opposed to winter. the location. every time i get exposed to a cat or dog or a new location, a new home, i start sneezing. you kind of in know. sneezing is the typical symptoms, coughing, wheezing, but rarely fever with allergies. once you have a fever you know it's allergy. >> if you want to be tested for certain what you have. is there a test? >> very simply. you can have a skin test or a blood test. the one i use in my office is immunocap, and send it to the lab. and the common allergen, whether it's dust mites, weeds or grasses. you can get results within 72 hours. >> what's a skin test? >> they put a tiny amount of a foreign substance under the

skin. if you have a wheel reaction, and that part of the body swells up then you're allergic to the substance and you can have the treatment with which is avoid it with medications. >> let's talk more specifically about what treatment is for both. >> the key is make a diagnosis. if you know y have allergies, try to avoid the allergen. if you know it's pet, then -- remove the carpeting with your home. try to avoid the allergen as best you can and use some of the medications we have, either the nasal sprays and the prescription ones, not necessarily the over the counter decongestants to which you can become immune to after a while and you keep using them. use the antihistamines or the nasal sprays early. don't wait until your symptoms are severe otherwise, eye drops. if you know you're going to get it, treat it early. >> can you develop an allergy later in life when you didn't have one when you were younger?

>> it used to be, you had 2, 3, 4, 5 years of age, and we have people developing asthma. why it happens? it's environmental. >> what about the other way? can you have anal lerjy and lose it when you get older. >> your immune system can get altered. >> inexplicable. >> very much so. >> thank you so much. always good information and we appreciate it and we will be right back. i'll take this. ( crashing ) double miles add up quick. and all of those. so we brought the whole gang. one adult, one goat please. it's hard to beat double miles. everyone knows two is better than one. introducing the venture card from capital one... with double miles on every purchase every day. go to capitalone.com. what's in your wallet? oh, poor baby.

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nothing works faster. this morning in "today's" kitchen. easter brunch. here to pull together a last-minute easter brunch men su

annie cox. ceo of "yankee" magazine. before we get started with any of this, your attitude is let's drink, right? >> you've just woken up and haven't realized it's easter. get yourself to a cocktail. there's hope for your day. >> so it's called the -- >> bunny hop. it's a cup of pomegranate juice which is very, very good for you and some grated ginger and some sugar. see if we can make a mess here. and you want to bring it to a boil. make that sugar dissolve and reduce it down to two-thirds of a cup so it's nice and concentrated so you want to filter out that ginger. this is elderberry liqueur. >> how much? to the rim? >> about a teaspoon. and this is quattro. >> cheer while we're doing it. and the quantro is orange flavored. >> ore oh, very nice.

>> this will set your wagon straight. >> what's the origin of the drink. >> well, spring, bunny hop. >> that's okay. >> whatever spills, we'll drink that part, too. >> we'll take care of that mess. >> the origin of the drink is from the mind of mine. >> it's a good spring drink, very fruity. >> the elderberry is nice and frty. if you've just woken up and realized that today's easter, there's still hope for you. >> it's not too late. >> finish your cup ofoffee and get yourself to -- we'll do salmon blts. >> this is just regular mayonnaise and make an aioli yourself and we'll jazz it up. so lemon zest. >> in the mayo. >> we're pressed for time so we'll just jazz up regular mayonnaise. >> that's clever. here you've got the salmon. >> that's right. salmon, bacon, tomatoes aarugula and frise so you can make your

own. a little smear. here's a knife for you as well of the lemony. >> i'll slather this on. >> i might use all of this on one sandwich. >> you did and it's a good facial, too. >> salmon is a good traditional brunch dish. >> absolutely. the bacon makes it breakfasty. >> a bit of tomato. >> i don't know if we have time to eat this right now. what goes well with this. >> leeks and hummus, and puree it together with spiced pita chips. >> i've heard reviews already that the pita chips are amazing. they're homemade. >> they're homemade. >> cheers. >> prep time for the whole thing, would you say? >> half an hour. start to finish, there's hope for you. >> annie, thank you so much. annie cots with "the yankee." here's jenna. >> it's hard to miss the shiny silver rvs cruising around the highway these days. they're called airstreams and they're hardly not new. these vintage gems are showing up in videos to movies and even

to magazines. only now folks are running to buy new what is really quite old. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> in hollywood, the trend is always upsize, upsize, upsize. but that's all starting to change. some of the biggest celebs are feeling more at home in the smallest of spaces. it's the latest hollywood craze to go mainstream or better put, airstream. ♪ ♪ >> reporter: so what's the draw? well, we decided to go right to the source. jackson center, ohio, home of the airstream for 58 years and ceo bob wheeler, no pun intended. >> the airstream is the preeminent travel trailer made in all the world. it's really known as the silver bullet and it's kind of an iconic shape and something recognizable by most americans. >> reporter: so why all of the attention now for an rv that's been around for 80 years. >> the airstream in particular has seen a resurge for people returning for an appreciation of

authentic design. >> it doesn't hurt that matthew mcconaughey, tom hanks, pamela anderson, steve carell, denzel washington and sean penn have downsized to the cozy comforts of the intimate airstream. if it's not their full-time home, airstreams go where the stars go. matthew beaudoin had an airstream for 20 years. >> it went from california to florida on any given sunday to texas to toronto. yeah. it was a great home away from home. >> reporter: kate pearson of the b-52s opened up a whole camp of airstreams. >> these are all vintage. these are from the '50s to the '80s. they're just so groovy inside. they're ju perfectly designed and everything is in its place and it's just like a mini house. >> why was it so important to have airstams here on your camp site. >> the glamour of it. so you could roam if you want to. ♪

>> but once you buy it, customize it has no boundaries. matthew mcconaugheys. >> hardwood floors and hardwood cabinets and marble countertops. a regular model retails for $65,000 and don't worry about the elements. on the off chance bob, you want to go chasing hurricanes with your airstream, i don't know why you would, but, you would be able to it looks like right? >> absolutely. this is our rain test booth. the trailers spend 45 minutes in here under 100 psi pressure so if you decide you want to chase the storm you want to make sure it doesn't leak. >> water's not getting in this? >> no. >> wally bynum came up with the original airstream idea in 1931 for his wife. >> she loved to camp, but hated to sleep on the ground which may sound familiar to a lot of people. >> just how much has changed over the last 79 years? on the outside, not much. >> this is the same trailer that

wally first created in 1931. it's aerodynamic, it's durable. it doesn't corrode and these things last virtually forever. >> not only is it the trailer company that survived the depression in the '30s, but it is surviving the most recent recession as well. in the last quarter in '09 it went up 20%. >> people associate it with freedom, adventure and possibility. just having this thing parked in your driveway keeps the daily grind in perspective. airstreams pop up in music videos, top luxury hotels and one airstream has been turned into an oxygen bar. a classic slice of americana re-envisioned. the airstream is still a perfect way to get out and see the country the way it was meant to be seen. oh, of course, you may want to get it off the factory floor first. ♪ >> and 65% of all airstreams that were built are still on the

highway today. >> i love that. you got kate pearson to sing for you. >> she'll rome if i want to. >> i brought you a bunny hop. cheers. happy easter. we're right back after this. i think it might be broken. or maybe it's trying to tell you something. yeah, but what could it be trying... oh, i left my 401(k) at my old job. and i left a jacket on the back of my door. but i think the ne is talking about my 401(k). leave a 401(k) behind? roll it over with the company that's helping more people reach retirement than anyone else. when it comes to investing, never settle. fidelity investments.

time for a check on what's coming up on "meet the press." david gregory joins thus morning. >> good morning. coming up this morning the nation posted its largest job gain in three years, but how does the administration plan to replace the millions of jobs lost during the recession. the chairman of white house counsel, dr. christina romer and a look at national security home and abroad in a special conversation. it's all comin up on "meet the press." >> thank you very much, david. >> we don't normally start drinking this early in the

morning. >> yes, we do. our thanks to peter alexander and janice had huff and the world's greatest sign of all times. this had to take . breaking news in montgomery county. a police officer killed in the line of duty. his cruiser somehow ran off the road and crashed. good morning. welcome to new 4 today. >> it is easter sunday, april, 2010. the news is ahead first we want to look at the day's forecast. justin drabick is in for that. what a beautiful start. >> perfect day so far. a few leftover clouds from cold front that came through a few